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Council approves two all‑way stop installations to improve pedestrian safety
Summary
City engineers recommended — and the council unanimously approved — permanent all‑way stop signs at Gina Avenue & Joliet Street and at Lexington Avenue & Claydell Avenue after staff presented traffic counts, warrant analyses and pedestrian-safety concerns.
City engineers presented traffic studies and the council unanimously approved two separate resolutions to install permanent all‑way stop signs at two residential intersections.
Mario Sanchez, the city engineer, told the council that the Gina Avenue and Joliet Street intersection carries roughly 3,800 vehicles per day on one approach and that limited sight distance when cars are parked can create motorist confusion. Sanchez said the location did not fully meet the numerical warrant under the city’s point system but recommended an all‑way stop “to assign the right of way” and enhance pedestrian and traffic safety.
The council asked about method and timing of the traffic counts and speed surveys; Sanchez said speed surveys had been done about a year and a half earlier and gave 80th‑percentile speeds in the high‑20s (mph). After council discussion, a member moved adoption of the resolution; the mayor seconded and “motion carries by unanimous vote.” The record does not provide an itemized vote tally and none was read into the transcript.
For the Lexington Avenue and Claydell Avenue intersection, Sanchez reported a higher volume corridor (about 9,500 vehicles per day through the intersection) and a five‑year accident history showing 12 collisions, three involving pedestrians. He said the location scored 59 points on the city’s warrants — well above the stated 30‑point threshold — and recommended an all‑way stop to improve safety. The council again moved, seconded and approved the resolution unanimously.
Both items were presented as traffic‑safety measures supported by staff analysis. The measures will be implemented according to city traffic department procedures; the transcript does not specify installation dates or a contractor schedule.
The council noted no public speaker cards for either item.
The council’s actions: two separate motions adopting resolutions to install permanent all‑way stop signs at (1) Gina Avenue & Joliet Street and (2) Lexington Avenue & Claydell Avenue. Each motion was approved by unanimous voice vote (tally not specified).
